(33118) Naiknaware Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 January 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Anushka R. Naiknaware (b. 2003) is a finalist in the 2016 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for her materials & bioengineering project. She attends the Stoller Middle School, Portland, Oregon.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Naiknaware is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Naiknaware is 2.51 au from the Sun and 2.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33118 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 BZ12 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.32 |
| Orbital period | 4.15 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.29 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.114 |
| Inclination | 1.34° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.29 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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